Culture Chat

And other musings on humanizing the workplace

The Culture Chat Podcast: The Evolution of Performance Management

Kyle Fitzsimmons

In this episode, we chat with Jason Lauritsen, Keynote Speaker / Author / Consultant, JasonLauritsen.com about all things performance management. It can be at the center of the workforce operating systems fueling a more meaningful employee experience; yet has the distinct reputation as being nothing more than a soul-crusing expereince. It doesn't have to be that way.

The Culture Chat Podcast: Identifying and Overcoming Fear in the Workplace

Kyle Fitzsimmons

In this episode, we chat with Kirsty Spraggon, International Motivational Keynote Speaker / Author / Producer / TV Host. Kirsty's work deals lot with the strongest human emotion: Fear. How does fear factor into the modern workplace? How does she see fear showing up in workplace culture? How can we get better at identifying it, and what are the next steps in addressing it after it's been identified? Download this episode to find out!

Employee Engagement Surveys: Time to Make a Change

Charlie Judy

I was an HR Exec for 20 years. So I know this conundrum all too well. We’ve been conducting employee engagement surveys for decades; we’ve been conditioned to do so. And while the effort is well-intended, it increasingly falls short.

The Impact of Company Culture on Business Performance

Hannah Price

The term "workplace culture" is admittedly still a bit nebulous. In fact, that is one of the problems we set out to address at WorkXO: we must give "workplace culture" a common language, make it more accessible, and learn to quantify/qualify/understand it. That said, there is still a ton of room for interpretation and perspective on this subject. And we feel like we owe it to our audience - and to the community - to share the diversity of thought on this important topic. The following is just one perspective - from an outside, non-WorkXO entity. And we're ok with that. In fact, we're cool with it. But it doesn't necessarily mean we agree with it entirely. Enjoy!

Workplace Culture: More Than Foosball Tables

Kyle Fitzsimmons

We can already hear the grumbles. “Yeah, but we’re not Zappos and we’re not Netflix.” This is true, and, for the record we are not recommending that you try to become them...because you cannot. You just can’t copy a culture. You have to create it.

Managing Company Culture Unique to Your Organization

Kyle Fitzsimmons

When it comes to company culture, there is a lot of noise and cliché around what it really constitutes. Does culture really eat strategy for breakfast? Do people really leave the culture and not the company? Is your culture your most valuable competitive asset?

Deloitte Releases Global Human Capital Trends Report for 2017

Kyle Fitzsimmons

Human resources is constantly tasked with responding and reacting to the changing aspects of workforce, talent, the workplace and contributing to their organization's alignment with these shifts. Deloitte surveyed more than 10,000 business and HR leaders from around the world to reveal 10 areas that your organization can focus on to better structure, manage, develop and align your employees.

Forward thinking leaders in growth-oriented organizations use the Workplace Genome®, our cloud-based culture management platform, to measure and analyze their organization's culture, to uncover the distinct priorities for heightening their success, and to guide their teams to meaningful action on them.